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Charles Ives: The Short Piano Pieces
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composed by Charles E. Ives, 1874-1954; produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1964), 29 mins

"A man whose independence and integrity stand as the highest ideals of the creative spirit" was somehow overlooked during his life. But Ives did gain recognition for his uniquely nationalistic voice and dissonant style, and late in life was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Symphony No. 3. On this reco...

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composed by Charles E. Ives, 1874-1954; produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1964), 29 mins
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The Clementi Piano: Vol. 1
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(Folkways Records, 1962), 49 mins
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(Folkways Records, 1962), 49 mins
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The Clementi Piano: Vol. 2
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(Folkways Records, 1964), 48 mins
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(Folkways Records, 1964), 48 mins
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Doc Tate Nevaquaya:Comanche Flute
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(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2004), 44 mins
Doc Tate Nevaquaya (1932-1996) expressed his Comanche heritage musically through the Native American flute. His compositions and arrangements of a variety of Native American vocal genres have inspired a new generation of Native American and nonnative flute players. Although the older flute tradition declined dur...
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(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2004), 44 mins
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Forgotten Pedal Harpsichord/Hufstadter Singers
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(Cook Records, 1953), 48 mins
This recording juxtaposes two contrasting classical musical styles: Bruce Prince-Joseph performs Vivaldi, Bach and Mozart on a two-manual pedal harpsichord and the Hufstader Singers perform largely 16th century madrigal works from England, France and Italy. One highlight contributed by the madrigal ensemble is th...
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(Cook Records, 1953), 48 mins
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Gottschalk, Louis Moreau (1829-1869): American Piano Music
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composed by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1829-1869 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1992), 1 hour 13 mins
Born in New Orleans, Gottschalk (1829-1869) composed piano works that drew on elements of Creole, African American, French, Caribbean, and Southern U.S. culture. He was the first American to earn international acclaim as a pianist-composer. Performed by renowned pianist Amiram Rigai, the selections encompass a v...
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composed by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1829-1869 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1992), 1 hour 13 mins
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Michael Harrison: In Flight
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performed by Michael Harrison, fl. 1977 (Fortuna Records, 1987), 40 mins, 8 page(s)
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performed by Michael Harrison, fl. 1977 (Fortuna Records, 1987), 40 mins, 8 page(s)
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Music for Dance Rhythms
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(Folkways Records, 1959), 48 mins
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(Folkways Records, 1959), 48 mins
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Music for the Harpsichord and Virginal
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(Folkways Records, 1962), 38 mins

Recorded in 1961, Stewart Robb’s collection of early to mid seventeenth-century keyboard music comes from the British Isles and continental Europe. He performs on two instruments: one, the commonly-heard harpsichord, and the other the virginal, a word often used to describe plucked keyboard instrument of the 16...

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(Folkways Records, 1962), 38 mins
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Music Played on the Virginal - Music for the Virginal
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(Folkways Records, 1962), 40 mins
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(Folkways Records, 1962), 40 mins
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